Comments on: VO2 Max Is Essential In Competitive Cycling http://www.training4cyclists.com/vo2-max-is-essential-in-competitive-cycling/ Cycling Training Tips Mon, 06 Feb 2012 21:16:19 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 By: Mark http://www.training4cyclists.com/vo2-max-is-essential-in-competitive-cycling/comment-page-1/#comment-74961 Mark Fri, 04 Feb 2011 03:29:44 +0000 http://www.training4cyclists.com/vo2-max-is-essential-in-competitive-cycling/#comment-74961 Hello Jesper + other VO2 maxers.... Could you tell me how to manage the 5min of the VO2 max test? For example, do you start mid/high level and keep pushing the difficulty up?...or deliberately start at a very high level of effort and just try to "hang on"? On the former it seems you could miss your real max from not starting at a high enough level, while on the latter you could miss a true max by burning out too quickly. Appreciate any insights. Thanks, M Hello Jesper + other VO2 maxers….
Could you tell me how to manage the 5min of the VO2 max test? For example, do you start mid/high level and keep pushing the difficulty up?…or deliberately start at a very high level of effort and just try to “hang on”? On the former it seems you could miss your real max from not starting at a high enough level, while on the latter you could miss a true max by burning out too quickly. Appreciate any insights. Thanks, M

]]> By: Scott http://www.training4cyclists.com/vo2-max-is-essential-in-competitive-cycling/comment-page-1/#comment-67967 Scott Tue, 07 Dec 2010 15:02:09 +0000 http://www.training4cyclists.com/vo2-max-is-essential-in-competitive-cycling/#comment-67967 Hi Jesper, I am getting back into cycling after some years away. I am now 40 and would love to ride competitively in some masters events and some sportives. I rode leisurely during the summer and I am now trying to crack on with some winter training. i did a lab test recently to give me an idea of where I was at. My peak power was 1223w, my VO2 max was 54.85, performance threshold/VT was 3.66. I am keen to organise myself to ride at my best in June 2011 and would to flip to your 12 week winter programme - Have you any specific advice for my given my age and present condition. Would love to ride the national masters road race champs but realise I might be 2 years away from this! Hi Jesper,

I am getting back into cycling after some years away. I am now 40 and would love to ride competitively in some masters events and some sportives. I rode leisurely during the summer and I am now trying to crack on with some winter training. i did a lab test recently to give me an idea of where I was at. My peak power was 1223w, my VO2 max was 54.85, performance threshold/VT was 3.66. I am keen to organise myself to ride at my best in June 2011 and would to flip to your 12 week winter programme – Have you any specific advice for my given my age and present condition. Would love to ride the national masters road race champs but realise I might be 2 years away from this!

]]> By: Simon http://www.training4cyclists.com/vo2-max-is-essential-in-competitive-cycling/comment-page-1/#comment-44501 Simon Sat, 20 Jun 2009 08:59:58 +0000 http://www.training4cyclists.com/vo2-max-is-essential-in-competitive-cycling/#comment-44501 Hi Jesper I am a strong cat2 rider and I can usually do well on the hills and in the sprints but not so well on flat races or circuit races. Often a rider will shoot past me on the flat whilst spinning a high cadence and my way of dealing with this kind of attack is to sprint out of the saddle until I catch him up. Do you have any training tips on how to develop this kind of fast spinning 'nitro-boost' type of power? Hi Jesper
I am a strong cat2 rider and I can usually do well on the hills and in the sprints but not so well on flat races or circuit races.
Often a rider will shoot past me on the flat whilst spinning a high cadence and my way of dealing with this kind of attack is to sprint out of the saddle until I catch him up. Do you have any training tips on how to develop this kind of fast spinning ‘nitro-boost’ type of power?

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